Fat Free Mind

Oh, Sugar! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Yes, it’s that time of year again when our thoughts turn to chocolate and love. You may not find yourself reciting a Shakespearean sonnet to the Hershey’s company, but many of us have had a love affair with this sweet — and beguiling — [...]

The story of Pandora, a character in Greek mythology, is a great metaphor for my weight loss surgery journey. At first gastric bypass felt like a gift, but then I opened “Pandora’s Box,” and a host of horrors sprung out.
When I had weight loss surgery, I wish I had been cured instantly of my food [...]

Winston Churchill once said, “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.”
The truth. I often talk about carbohydrate sensitivity, and people listen politely, but they hurry off as soon as they can.
So What Is Carbohydrate Sensitivity, Anyway?
Carbohydrate sensitivity means when you eat [...]

When I had weight loss surgery (WLS), I assumed that my potato-eating days were done. And I was devastated about that. I even wrote about my potato woes in my book, Dying to Change: My Really Heavy Life Story:
“Will I be able to eat baked potatoes after the surgery? I know I won’t be able [...]

If I had any doubts, they are gone. Vanished into dreams of chocolate ice cream and devil’s food cake.
I visited a support group for people who have had duodenal switch (DS) bariatric surgery. (I had a roux-en-y gastric bypass.)
I was a little worried that I wouldn’t be accepted into the “club” because I had a [...]